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Assembly Bill 78: A Crucial Step Forward in Curbing Milwaukee’s Reckless Driving Crisis

March 15, 2025

By LaKeshia N. Myers As a resident of the city of Milwaukee, one concern rises above all others in conversations with neighbors and friends: the dangerous epidemic of reckless driving plaguing our streets. For too long, our communities have suffered while dangerous drivers cause accidents, take lives, and create an atmosphere of fear on roads […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Assembly Bill 78, LaKeshia N. Myers, Reckless Driving

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Enough is Enough: Reckless Driving Needs to be Reined In

November 16, 2024

By LaKeshia N. Myers I have dedicated a good portion of my legislative career to fighting reckless driving. From introducing bills to allow red light and speed enforcement cameras, to seeking enhanced penalties for repeat offenders. At each step, legislative Republicans looked the other way and chose not to move forward with the legislation. Even […]

Popular Interests In This Article: LaKeshia N. Myers, Reckless Driving

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES

The Straw That Broke the Camel’s Back: It’s Time to Crack Down on Reckless Driving

May 4, 2024

By LaKeshia N. Myers A little girl died last week. Four-year-old Zekani Hymes-Wilson was struck and killed by a speeding vehicle. She and her mother had walked to a local store and Zekani didn’t make it back home. Her mother, Gloria, sustained life-threatening injuries. I was saddened to hear of the hit-and-run death, but even […]

Popular Interests In This Article: LaKeshia N. Myers, Reckless Driving

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Check Yo’ Self, Before You Wreck Yo’ Self

March 18, 2023

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor If you are of a certain age, musical genre, or social network, you are familiar with the saying “Check yo’ self, before you wreck yo’ self”. While it didn’t originate with the rapper Ice Cube, his 1993 “Check Yo Self” song became anthem and cautionary tale for making […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Legislatively Speaking, Lena C. Taylor, Reckless Driving

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES

Red Light Camera Enforcement Deserves the Green Light

February 4, 2023

By LaKeshia N. Myers Street racing, “red light roulette”, and driving on sidewalks—all of these things are reckless driving realities across the state of Wisconsin and especially in the city of Milwaukee. These are the reasons I support a holistic approach to curb reckless driving and the first step in this process would be changing […]

Popular Interests In This Article: LaKeshia N. Myers, Reckless Driving, Red Light Cameras

Milwaukee Sees Sharp Rise in Motor Vehicle Thefts

April 2, 2022

By Edgar Mendez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. When Lisette Ruiz-Ruiz, 29, parked her Audi Q5 in the street for the night, she fully expected it to be there in the […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Edgar Mendez, Lisette Ruiz-Ruiz, Milena Grcic, Nick DeSiato, Reckless Driving, Stolen Cars

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Reckless Driving has Gone too Far Action is Needed Now

February 29, 2020

By: Milwaukee Courier Staff Now, more than ever, residents are fed up with the reckless driving happening on Milwaukee County streets. It doesn’t matter where you are driving in the county, you’ll see motorists running red lights, passing in turn lanes, swerving through traffic and sometimes worse. What’s the result? Over the last five years, […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Compiled by Milwaukee Courier Staff, David Crowley, Reckless Driving



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